CREATING TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS THROUGH INTERACTIVE COLLABORATION

2 - 5 JUNE 2025 | SEVILLE, SPAIN

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EUROPE'S NO.1 EVENT FOR PROCESS ENGINEERS

Thank you for joining us in Rotterdam for Ask the Experts 2024. We hope you were able to get answers to your latest refinery issues and have gained some insight to help you adapt your processes in order to remain competitive in the long-term energy mix.

We hope to see you in Seville on 2 – 5 June 2025, when we will be joining Host Refiner CEPSA! Register your interest for the latest news for ERTC: Ask the Experts 2025!

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Refiners

Companies

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UNIQUE FORMATS

Ask the Experts is the perfect platform to hear solutions through our various unique formats.

Experts in Action

Get your questions answered through short, sharp and snappy demonstrations highlighting the latest technology or solution with practical insight and explanations to apply as soon as you return to the office.

Technical Workshops & Roundtables

Some problems do not have one simple answer, which is why we have dedicated workshops and roundtables to enable in-depth conversations with your peers to find the right solutions and get to the bottom of the issue.

Expert Q+A Panels

Share your ideas with our extensive hour-long panel discussion made up of refiners and technology providers. Pose your questions to hear live answers from the floor and hear your peer’s experiences and solutions.

OUR 2024 SPEAKERS

Albert Van den Bosch

Principal consultant , Becht

Alexandr Matskov

Technical Specialist Clean Fuel Solutions, Ketjen

Ana Granados

Global FCC Technical Service Leader, Johnson Matthey

Antonio Joyanes

Senior Vice President of Refining, CEPSA

Ben De Vliegere

Product Application Specialist, Veolia

Bernhard Niemeyer-Pilgrim

VP Refining Rotterdam Refinery, bp

Cecile Plain

Technology Principal Expert, Decarbonization and Consulting, Axens

Christophe Pierre

Reforming Product Line Manager, Gasoline Product Line Technology, Axens

Colin Schaverien

Practice Leader Renewable Resources, Petrogenium

Constantinos Plellis

Aspropyrgos Refinery Technical Director, Hellenic Petroleum

Corné Schilt

Crude and Feedstock Supply Optimizer, Shell

Damien Feral

Electrification Consulting - Process Expert for Oil & Gas Industry, Schneider Electric

David McNamara

Senior Business Development Manager, ExxonMobil Catalysts & Licensing

Ed Sahli

Senior Offering Manager, Honeywell UOP

Erwin Goosen

General Manager, Gunvor Energy Rotterdam

Gábor Deák

Technology Development Engineer, MOL Magyarország

Giuseppe Febbraio

Senior Applications Manager EMEA, Solenis

Grigorios Katsoulis

RSC Manager, Motor Oil Hellas

IJsbrand Kentie

Digital Manager, Shell

Jake Gotham

Director, InSite Technical Services

Jan Sikkenk

Refinery Process Technology Manager, Shell

Jan Zander

Principal Consultant Utilities, Energy and Process Development, Becht

Jari Marci

Principal Consultant, Petrogenium

Jean-Laurent Salesse

Market Manager for Refineries & Services, Arkema

Jeffrey van Geloof

Head of Refining, VPR

Jeroen van de Heijning

Technology Manager, Shell

Joey Berkhout

Business Development Manager, Hoover CS

Joris van den Bosch

Group Leader Site Development, Gunvor Rotterdam

K R Ramakumar

Technical Sales Manager, Unicat

Keith Ferrett

Refinery Process Technology Manager, Shell Pernis

Lucia Basile

Technical Specialist, Albemarle

Marc Verschoren

HPI / CPI Senior Product Application Manager EMEA, Veolia

Marcos Matijasevich

Head of Low Carbon Transition, EET Fuels

Marije Nijkamp

Hydroprocessing and Gasification Technologist Manager, Shell Pernis

Mariusz Kowalski

Crude Distillation Unit, Orlen

Mark Stoelinga

Manager Energy & Infrastructure, Port of Rotterdam

Márta Müller

Process Automation Expert, MOL Plc

Massimo Capra

Manager Process Services EMEA, Aggreko

Michael Conway Nuun

Consultant, Petrogenium

Niccolo Le Brun

Head of Digital Innovation, Hexxcell Ltd

Patrick Figueiredo

Director of Business Development - Europe, ZymeFlow

Pauline Buitink

General Manager Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, Shell

Prasad Hardikar

Principal Hydroprocessing & Renewables Specialist, Honeywell UOP

Reto Greter

Energy & Utility Technology Manager, Shell

Rob Van Der Mejj

Director, Reactor Resources, LLC

Sinan Mutlu

Director Business Development, ZymeFlow

Songül Kandaz

Senior Technical Specialist, Albemarle

Songül Kandaz

Technical Specialist, FCC Catalysts, KETJEN

Stefano Riva

Technical Service Manager, BASF

Steven Imbert

HPI / CPI Senior Product Application Specialist, Veolia

Svetan Kolitcheff

Head of R&D Projects for Sulfur Chemicals in Refining and Petrochemistry, Arkema

Sylvain Verdier

Senior Strategy Manager, Corporate Strategy, Topsoe

Szymon Walkowski

Efficiency and Strategy Director, Rafineria Gdańska

Tom Huizinga

Business Development Manager, Avantium

Tom Johnston

Director, Insite Technical Services

Tom Ventham

Consultant – Sales and Technical for Europe & Africa, Unicat

Victor Ruben Armenta Lopez

Head of Technical Department, San Roque Refienry, CEPSA

Witold Kowalczyk

Manager, Production Process Optimisation, PKN Orlen

Yannis Bonis

Industrial Control Systems Engineer, HELLENiQ Energy

Zina Skoufa

Managing Director, Methanol, Johnson Matthey

“Great opportunity to meet the community and listen to the latest trends. Fantastic atmosphere during the whole event. I would recommend to everyone with interest in refinery to attend.”

Radek Tuma

Alfa Laval

“Great opportunity to learn more about the hot topics of the industry in an interactive way.“

Chris Murkin

Johnson Matthey

“ERTC: Ask the Experts is a very good conference style involving the whole audience with great interaction. I would recommend to all!”

Martin Babor

ORLEN UniCRE

“These open experience sharing sessions are so good. Everybody, no matter the organization, does operate their unit to the best intentions, but nobody is perfect. The questions are about real struggles and the answers are real experience based. So valuable to learn from each other.”

Mark van den Broek

Fluor

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